SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s mayor says he would welcome a Justice Department review of whether the police department has a pattern of violating the rights of minorities.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and dozens of other organizations sent a letter Friday asking the DOJ to conduct a civil-rights review, following several highly publicized incidents including the fatal police shooting of a Native American woodcarver. The organizations claim that some Seattle officers appear to “inflict injury out of anger” at suspects rather than to protect public safety.
The Seattle Times reports that Mayor Mike McGinn and the head of the City Council’s public safety committee said they would welcome such an investigation.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
